Craggs' effort not enough in loss for NMU men's basketball team

December 2, 2012

CANTON, Ohio - Despite getting 22 points from junior forward Matthew Craggs on Saturday, Northern Michigan University lost its second GLIAC men's basketball game of the weekend, 75-66, at Malone University.

Trailing 44-26 at halftime, NMU (1-4 overall, 0-2 GLIAC) scored the first eight points of the second half to cut its deficit to 10, but couldn't get much closer to Malone (3-2, 1-1).

Craggs made two 3-pointers and was 8 of 9 on free throws, while teammate TJ Cameron scored 12 points, including a pair of 3s. NMU shot 19 of 52 from the field (37 percent) and 21 of 31 on free throws (68 percent).